The Personal History of Samuel JohnsonLongman, 1971 - 364 pages |
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Page 158
... asked if he could accompany the major of the regiment on his rounds at night so that he could observe the exact forms of visiting the guards . In Scotland he asked to be shown precisely how the women waulked their cloth , and asked ...
... asked if he could accompany the major of the regiment on his rounds at night so that he could observe the exact forms of visiting the guards . In Scotland he asked to be shown precisely how the women waulked their cloth , and asked ...
Page 309
... asked Brocklesby what would be a proper sum to leave by way of annuity to a favourite servant ; the doctor had replied that that would depend upon the circumstances of the matter ; in the case of a nobleman fifty pounds a year would be ...
... asked Brocklesby what would be a proper sum to leave by way of annuity to a favourite servant ; the doctor had replied that that would depend upon the circumstances of the matter ; in the case of a nobleman fifty pounds a year would be ...
Page 311
... asked him to promise him , as a dying friend , to read the Bible regularly , never omitting Sunday , and never to ... asked his visitors to say a prayer with him , and every night before he went to bed and tried to sleep he knelt to pray ...
... asked him to promise him , as a dying friend , to read the Bible regularly , never omitting Sunday , and never to ... asked his visitors to say a prayer with him , and every night before he went to bed and tried to sleep he knelt to pray ...
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